Improvement in washing-machines



J. KIEHVLE.

WASHING-MIACHIN'E.

Patented March,20,1877.

JONAS KIEHLEYOF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO `L. N. BRON SON, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT lN'wAsHlNG-MAQHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 188,470, dated March 20,1877; application filed February 6, 1877.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. KIEHLE, of Gedar Falls, in the county of Black Hawk and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

shaped projections or ribs, a revolving bot-v tom on a pivot that is provided with ribsl or projections on its upper face, and a revolving stirrer or beater, provided with downwardprojecting or pendent grooved lor cross-shaped stirrers attached to a cross-piece, to which an upright shaft or 'stud is attached, having a pinion on the upper end, and said pinion'is operated by a segmental gear journaled on a horizontal shaft arranged in suitable bearings, and said segment has a socket secured thereto for the reception of a handle by which to operate the stirrers, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, in Which- Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of my machine. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view, with the top removed. Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-section of one of the pendent stirrers.

In the drawing, A represents a tub or suitvable receptacle of any desired size and shape.

On the inside of this tub are secured a number of S or serpentine shaped ribs or projections, al a, and at one side is arranged a shelf, B, for the soap, &c. provided with legs b b, tov suit the ordinary height for washing. To the bottom of the tub is secured a pivot, c, upon which the plate C freely revolves, and it is provided with ribs rFhis tulo is preferably` secured to it. The shaft d has a bevel-piniomf,

secured to its upper end, and is journaled in a cross-bar, y, of the bracket'G, that is fastened to the hinged coverD. Into the pinion f meshes a segmental bevel-wheel, F, that is secured to a short horizontal shaft, It, which is journaled at one end in the bracket G, while its other end revolves in another bracket, H. The segmental wheel F is provided with a socket, i, into which a suitable handle may be inserted, and by which motion is imparted to the segmentwheel F, pinion f, and stirrer E.

The operation is as follows: 'The clothes, with water and soap, are placed into the tub on the plate G, the hinged cover closed down, and motion imparted to,thestirrer E by the pinions fand segmental wheel F, with a suitable handle. .The stirrer E thus receives a semi-rotary motion, and, by moving the clothes backward and forward inthe tub and against the ribs a thereof', and ribs c of the bottom C, they are thoroughly washedand cleaned. The revolving bottom prevents the clothes from l'catching against auypart of the machine, and

at the same time gives enough resistance to the stirrer and the clothes to' thoroughly cleanse them.

The object in making the ribs on theinsidev of the tub of S or serpentine shape instead of straight or corrugated is, that the clothes to be washed will not catch on them and become torn as easily, and will yet be retarded andr'ubloed enough to cleanse them.

The advantages o'f my invention are, that it is very simple in its construction it isnot liable to get out of order; it is very effective and thorough in its operation.; it will not tearthe clothes ,it can be-furnished at a very small cost; it can bevery easily repaired, and no water is splashed over the tub.

I am aware that washing-machines embracing similar elements to mine are not new, and ets G H, all constructed and arranged foropi therefore do not broadly claim them; but eration as shown and described.

'Having described my invention, what I4 In testimony that I claim the foregoing as claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, my own I hereby affix `my signature in presisence of two witnesses. y y

In a Washing-machine, the combination of the tub A, having serpentine or S sh aped ribs y JONAS 1 KIE FILE:

a @with the revolvingeribbedl bottom G, hin ged Witnesses cover D, uted stirrer E e e, operated by pin- S. H. PACKARD, ion f and segment F, and supported on brack- LA NFEER KNAPP. 

